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    The Night the Holiday Lights Went Out in West Hollywood

    Shortly after being awarded the most business-friendly city in Los Angeles County by the the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s (LAEDC), some businesses on the Boystown / LGBT Rainbow District are saying they are not feeling the love from the city of West Hollywood. On Thursday, November 4, 2021, West Hollywood Code Enforcement instructed some restaurants and bars to take down the colorful holiday lights adorning the trees at their outdoor patios and OutZones in front of their businesses. These trees have been lit throughout the year for several years.

    A source tells WEHO TIMES one person complained and now businesses have until Saturday, November 13 to strip the trees of any lights because the trees are city property. There were no threats of a fine, nor were there official notices posted. Instead, a house call was made and businesses were given a verbal instruction to take down the lights per city code.

    A long list of businesses were hit by Code Enforcement this past week. They include Rocco’s WeHo, Micky’s Nightclub, Revolver Video, Bar Gym Sportsbar and Grill, Beaches, and Hi Tops. The LED lights at former the Rage building are permitted.

    Holiday Lights at Micky’s WeHo – Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMES

    “I’m going to call bullshit on that business-friendly award,” said a representative for one of the businesses who asked to remain anonymous. “It’s the night the lights went out in West Hollywood. It now looks dark and dreary on the Boulevard. Trees have had Christmas lights in our patios for years. Flaming Saddles had them lit at their front patio. So one person complains and now they decide to enforce it?”

    It is not yet clear if a single complaint is taking down the lights, or if there are other reasons. A photo posted on Revolver Video Bar’s Facebook page shows the tree in their patio lit in red lights dated 2019.

    Revolver Video Bar – 2019

    The order to take down the lights will be costly for businesses who decorated their storefronts in preparation for a festive holiday season. There was the cost to install the lights and now the costs to rent scissor lifts and take the lights down. The business hit the hardest was Micky’s which had the most expensive remote-controlled LED color-changing lights on the Rainbow District.

    “Micky’s had their trees lit all summer long,” said a manager at one of the bars. “We were under the impression that it was OK to do the same. If code enforcement had done their jobs and told them to take their lights down many months ago, we wouldn’t have spent all this money and time decorating the trees in front of our own businesses.”

    Holiday Lights at Micky’s WeHo – Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMES

    As of Friday night, the Holiday lights were removed at all the businesses, except for Gym Sportsbar and Grill, which celebrated their grand re-opening earlier this month.

    No word yet from Code Enforcement as of the publishing of this piece.

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    Paulo Murillohttps://wehotimes.com
    Paulo Murillo is Editor in Chief and Publisher of WEHO TIMES. He brings over 20 years of experience as a columnist, reporter, and photo journalist. Murillo began his professional writing career as the author of “Love Ya, Mean It,” an irreverent and sometimes controversial West Hollywood lifestyle column for FAB! newspaper. His work has appeared in numerous print and online publications, which include the “Hot Topic” column in Frontiers magazine, where he covered breaking news and local events in West Hollywood. He can be reached at [email protected]

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    Shawn
    Shawn
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    2 years ago

    I guess that proves the argument that the left has been waging a war on Christmas

    MBG
    MBG
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    2 years ago

    It’s obs the City will monetize the move to allow these businesses to install those lights back up again. Watching the council accept that award shows they actually believe their own press. This move is a perfect example of just how unfriendly this city really is with businesses. They had 9 days to comply

    Enough!
    Enough!
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    2 years ago

    Code Enforcement is the worst! Clear violations up and down the Blvd and they focus on Christmas lights?! Who is running the show at City Hall?!

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